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Phenylalanine ammonia lyase catalyzed synthesis of amino acids by an MIO-cofactor independent pathway.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 25 Apr 2014
Lovelock Sarah L, Lloyd Richard C, Turner Nicholas J
Abstract excerpt
Phenylalanine ammonia lyases (PALs) belong to a family of 4-methylideneimidazole-5-one (MIO) cofactor dependent enzymes which are responsible for the conversion of L-phenylalanine into trans-cinnamic acid in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Under conditions of high ammonia concentration, this deamination reaction is reversible and hence there is considerable interest in the development of PALs as...
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